Theatre of Blood
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1973 Starring: Vincent Price gets to truly shine in an over the top performance as a demented actor who turns to revenge against a snobbish group of London theater critics. There is a grisly murder in the opening minutes of the movie and they don't stop until the end of the film. Each murder is staged from the pages of Shakespeare plays. Diana Rigg (of The Avengers fame) gives a great performance as the daughter of Edward Lionheart (Price) and she seems to truly enjoy this role, as does the entire cast. Tightly crafted and fast paced, this is a movie that Hammer Studios could have stayed in business with, if only they had been able to make the transition from Gothic Horror to the modern era. I almost wish I could be more critical of this movie, but it really is well done and it is one of Vincent Price's best screen performances. There is not much gore, at least by modern standards, and there is no nudity. What you get are a series of artfully performed murders by a theatrical ham and his demented daughter. You can almost sympathize with Lionheart's determination to make each of the critics murder some sort of ironic twist. They really are a bunch of snobbish boors that need to be taught a lesson, just not a lesson as extreme as being fed your poodles for dinner. Or being stabbed over and over by a bunch of scary looking homeless people. Or having your hair done at a salon and being electrocuted by the hair dryer. It's a good looking 1.66:1 transfer, and the sound is adequate. Too bad there is not much for extras, just a trailer. In any event, the movie is cheap, around $13 or so, and it should be in every horror movie buff's collection. |
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26 Oct 02 |
